Van Gogh drawing of the Venus de Milo I ran across.
I would be interested in anyone's thoughts about this drawing.
Paintings and Fine Art Photography by VENUS.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Van Gogh
Van Gogh drawing of the Venus de Milo I ran across.
I would be interested in anyone's thoughts about this drawing.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
New da Vinci Painting Discovered
Art Experts Find Possible New da Vinci Painting
TORONTO — Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci — in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas.
Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal-based forensic art expert, said Tuesday that a fingerprint on what was presumed to be a 19th-century German painting of a young woman has convinced art experts that it's actually a Leonardo.
Canadian-born art collector Peter Silverman bought "Profile of the Bella Principessa" at the Ganz gallery in New York on behalf of an anonymous Swiss collector in 2007 for about $19,000. New York art dealer Kate Ganz had owned it for about 11 years after buying it at auction for a similar price.
One London art dealer now says it could be worth more than $150 million.
If experts are correct, it will be the first major work by Leonardo to be identified in 100 years.
Biro said the print of an index or middle finger was found on the painting and that it matched a fingerprint from da Leonardo's "St. Jerome" in the Vatican. Biro examined multispectral images of the painting taken by the Luminere Technology laboratory in Paris. The lab used a special digital scanner to show successive layers of the work.
"Leonardo used his hands liberally and frequently as part of his painting technique. His fingerprints are found on many of his works," Biro said. "I was able to make use of multispectral images to make a little smudge a very readable fingerprint."
Technical, stylistic and material composition evidence also point to it being a Leonardo. Biro said there's strong consensus among art experts that it is a Leonardo painting.
"I would say it is priceless. There aren't that many Leonardos in existence," Biro said. He said he had heard that one London dealer felt it could be worth more than $150 million.
Silverman said his Swiss friend saw it first and told him it didn't look like a 19th century painting. When Silverman took a look at the painting at the Ganz gallery in 2007, he thought it might be a Leonardo, although that seemed far-fetched. He hurriedly bought the painting for his Swiss friend and then started researching it.
"Of course you say, 'Come on, that's ridiculous. There's no such thing as a da Vinci floating around,"' Silverman said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "I started looking in the areas around da Vinci and all the people who could have possibly done it and through elimination I came back to da Vinci."
Last year, Silverman bumped into Nicholas Turner, a former curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum. Turner said it was a Leonardo and other leading art experts have backed it up as well.
Silverman said thanks to the fingerprint image at the Luminere Technology laboratory it was confirmed.
"That was icing on the cake," he said.
Silverman describes the Swiss private collector as a very rich man who has promised to buy him "lunch and dinner and caviar for the rest of my life if it ever does get sold."
TORONTO — Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci — in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas.
Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal-based forensic art expert, said Tuesday that a fingerprint on what was presumed to be a 19th-century German painting of a young woman has convinced art experts that it's actually a Leonardo.
Canadian-born art collector Peter Silverman bought "Profile of the Bella Principessa" at the Ganz gallery in New York on behalf of an anonymous Swiss collector in 2007 for about $19,000. New York art dealer Kate Ganz had owned it for about 11 years after buying it at auction for a similar price.
One London art dealer now says it could be worth more than $150 million.
If experts are correct, it will be the first major work by Leonardo to be identified in 100 years.
Biro said the print of an index or middle finger was found on the painting and that it matched a fingerprint from da Leonardo's "St. Jerome" in the Vatican. Biro examined multispectral images of the painting taken by the Luminere Technology laboratory in Paris. The lab used a special digital scanner to show successive layers of the work.
"Leonardo used his hands liberally and frequently as part of his painting technique. His fingerprints are found on many of his works," Biro said. "I was able to make use of multispectral images to make a little smudge a very readable fingerprint."
Technical, stylistic and material composition evidence also point to it being a Leonardo. Biro said there's strong consensus among art experts that it is a Leonardo painting.
"I would say it is priceless. There aren't that many Leonardos in existence," Biro said. He said he had heard that one London dealer felt it could be worth more than $150 million.
Silverman said his Swiss friend saw it first and told him it didn't look like a 19th century painting. When Silverman took a look at the painting at the Ganz gallery in 2007, he thought it might be a Leonardo, although that seemed far-fetched. He hurriedly bought the painting for his Swiss friend and then started researching it.
"Of course you say, 'Come on, that's ridiculous. There's no such thing as a da Vinci floating around,"' Silverman said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "I started looking in the areas around da Vinci and all the people who could have possibly done it and through elimination I came back to da Vinci."
Last year, Silverman bumped into Nicholas Turner, a former curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum. Turner said it was a Leonardo and other leading art experts have backed it up as well.
Silverman said thanks to the fingerprint image at the Luminere Technology laboratory it was confirmed.
"That was icing on the cake," he said.
Silverman describes the Swiss private collector as a very rich man who has promised to buy him "lunch and dinner and caviar for the rest of my life if it ever does get sold."
Article with photo and video
Monday, October 12, 2009
Irving Penn
Whoever said photography is not art never saw the work of Irving Penn.
His death on Oct. 7, 2009 is a great loss to the art community.
Pablo Picasso
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
An Affection For Vintage Style
Maybe its because my mother is a lover of all things Victorian, or maybe just because everyone keeps bringing back these lovely things in a fresh new way, but I love vintage. If its girly and feminine, I love it. But I like trends too so it has to feel new and fresh. Here are some of my favorite things this fall.
Opulant Satin Dress by Gaudy Couture
Vintage Sears Faux Pink Pearl Clip Earrings by The Art Of Venus
Vintage Style Art Blocks by The Art Of Venus
"Shine" Chandelier Tote Bag by The Art Of Venus
Vintage Artisan charm Bracelet by Katherine Cooper
Yellow Roses Impressionist Painting by The Art of Venus
Flower Choker by Whataboutblack
Pink Garden Rose Shea Butter Soap by Sweet Petula
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Flowery Flower Paintings
In my Paintings Department
Garden Flowers Still Life Oil Painting 
Mousepad ---- Flip Mino HD Video -----Poster Print ------Reusable Water Bottle
Mousepad ---- Flip Mino HD Video -----Poster Print ------Reusable Water Bottle
Still Life Oil Painting
Matching Cup and Coaster
Small Poster Print -----Framed Panel Print -----Journal
Impressionist Still Life Flowers Oil Painting
Small Poster Print -----Framed Panel Print -----Greeting Card
Art Blocks
My Art Blocks have been some of my biggest sellers!
They are completely hand made of wood planks, paper ephemera and acrylic paint. I've designed them so you can mix and match them to suit your own color scheme and style to create a one of kind original work of art.
They are available on my website http://www.Art-Star.net
Here are some photos of some sets I have put together and that my customers have designed themselves.
I'm Featured!
My painting "The Birth Of Venus" has been featured on Etsy's Gift Guide of Luxury items.
http://www.TheArtofVenus.com
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